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1935 R321 Goudey 4-In-1 Uncut Panel With Babe Ruth plus Nine
Other HoFers! The inspiration for the 1935 Goudey series
certainly must have been the Exhibit cards of the same era that
featured four baseball players per card. Thankfully Goudey broke
the trend and used the same professionally detailed illustrations
of baseball finest but escalated the game by adding pieces from one
of nine different puzzle scenes. Uncut panels of six or twelve
cards are rarely made available at auction. While there is no
shortage of Hall of Famers with Grimes, Ki Ki Cuyler, Jim
Bottomley, Paul & Lloyd Waner, W. Hoyt Rabbit Maranville all
making appearances is it the appearance by Babe Ruth that makes
this approx. 7 x 5-3/4" panel so special. This is one of the last
cards he appeared on during his career. The back displays the full
"Picture 3" of the Cardinals Frank Frisch. To the best of our
research, there are no known full uncut sheets from this series so
these 6-card panels are highly prized additions. The piece presents
EX as there are no creases or wrinkles and just modest wear at
corners. There are though adhesive staining and residue along the
left and right edges and a few areas on the reverse. A rare find
and a great Ruth collectible.